Morocco's King Reportedly Dead
RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- Moroccan state television and radio stopped regular
programing Friday amid reports that King Hassan II, hospitalized earlier in
the day, had died.
Television and radio stations were broadcasting readings from the Koran,
something usually done only when a top official dies. Qatar TV reported the
king was dead, but there was no confirmation from the Moroccan palace.
The health of the monarch, who turned 70 on July 9, has been fragile for
some years. He was taken earlier in the day to Ibn Sina hospital in the
Moroccan capital, Rabat, with an acute lung infection, according to a palace
statement.
An all-powerful monarch, Hassan is revered as a descendant of the Prophet
Mohammed and has been an important unifying force in this North African
nation.
His diplomacy is credited with helping bring about the 1979 peace treaty
between Israel and Egypt.
 AP-NY-07-23-99 1614EDT


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